Our Camper Tow Vehicle

[alanmcd]

This trailer too big for the Spyder? Just kidding. We tow it with the truck in the background.

 

[Bob Denman]

That's pretty cool-looking! :clap:
What is it? :dontknow:
How many does it sleep?
Does it have a full kitchen and full bathroom?

 

[jaherbst]

Some one makes the neatest little camper called an I-Pod or My -Pod that I think would be towable.

 

[Bob Denman]

http://www.golittleguy.com/the-mypod-has-arrived

Some of those little beauties ARE towable by a bike (or Spyder!)! :2thumbs:

 

[SpyderMonkei]

Has anyone tried towing the MyPod?

 

[alanmcd]

We're considering a MyPod. Made by Little Guy Teardrops (golittleguy.com). They weigh about 500 pounds but I've seen people towing much heavier with Spyders so think it could handle it easily. The camper in my picture is a T@B (TAB) also made by Little Guy. It weighs about 1700 pounds so the F150 in the background is overkill for towing it but the truck allows us to bring all our gear so works out well.

 

[alanmcd]

That's pretty cool-looking! :clap:
What is it? :dontknow:
How many does it sleep?
Does it have a full kitchen and full bathroom?

Bob, the T@B camper has everything the big boys have - 2 burner stove, AC/heat pump, furnace, 3-way fridge, sink w/5 gallon water reservoir, queen bed (bigger actually, almost a king), bed sets up into a U-shaped dinette. You can get the T@Bs in several floorplans including the classic teardrop where the galley (kitchen) is in the back, outside. We got the floorplan with the largest bed due to our size, I'm 6'3" and used to weigh 285 (but lost 75+ pounds over the last year!).

-Alan

 

[SpyderMonkei]

Bob, the T@B camper has everything the big boys have - 2 burner stove, AC/heat pump, furnace, 3-way fridge, sink w/5 gallon water reservoir, queen bed (bigger actually, almost a king), bed sets up into a U-shaped dinette. You can get the T@Bs in several floorplans including the classic teardrop where the galley (kitchen) is in the back, outside. We got the floorplan with the largest bed due to our size, I'm 6'3" and used to weigh 285 (but lost 75+ pounds over the last year!).

-Alan

Congrats on the weight loss.

 

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

We're considering a MyPod. Made by Little Guy Teardrops (golittleguy.com). They weigh about 500 pounds but I've seen people towing much heavier with Spyders so think it could handle it easily. The camper in my picture is a T@B (TAB) also made by Little Guy. It weighs about 1700 pounds so the F150 in the background is overkill for towing it but the truck allows us to bring all our gear so works out well.

The downsides are the towing weight, without cargo, is well over the 400 lbs spec for the Spyder. Cargo will just increase the overweight amount. The tongue weight, empty, is more than double the spec limit, 90 lbs vs. 40 lbs. These are the specs for the 2013 but it looks like the 2014s are the same. I personally think the MyPod would be more than the Spyder can handle safely in an unusual driving situation, like maneuvering around hazards or fast braking.

 

[alanmcd]

The downsides are the towing weight, without cargo, is well over the 400 lbs spec for the Spyder. Cargo will just increase the overweight amount. The tongue weight, empty, is more than double the spec limit, 90 lbs vs. 40 lbs. These are the specs for the 2013 but it looks like the 2014s are the same. I personally think the MyPod would be more than the Spyder can handle safely in an unusual driving situation, like maneuvering around hazards or fast braking.

Yeah, it would be more than pushing the limits of the Spyder but I do see pics of others towing much more. Little Guy's web site actually shows a guy with a Spyder towing one of their other teardrops that weighs 600 lbs! A MyPod or other trailer for our Spyder is just a dream at this point and there are other toys we want more, like an Airstream, possibly another Spyder for the wife (ST-Limited), a new truck, and several other toys and the only likely one to happen may be the Airstream at some point.

-Alan

 

[easysuper]

http://www.microlitetrailer.com/

These guys have some great looking products .

 

[jaherbst]

http://www.golittleguy.com/the-mypod-has-arrived

Some of those little beauties ARE towable by a bike (or Spyder!)! :2thumbs:[/QUOTE


If any body could come up with it Bob I knew you could and you didn't disappoint. MyPod Hitch weight is a little heavy at 90 # but I don't think the weight is a problem. Pretty nifty eh. And best of all the one in the brochure matches my red RTS! Wouldn't that be a combination?

Jack

 

[Chupaca]

Cute..!!

we send ours ahead..made by phone..it's called a reservation..!! :roflblack::roflblack: but some of those look like they would work nicely for the camper type..!! :2thumbs:

 

[jaherbst]

we send ours ahead..made by phone..it's called a reservation..!! :roflblack::roflblack: but some of those look like they would work nicely for the camper type..!! :2thumbs:

You have lost your sense of adventure!

 

[PistonBlown]

Come on, all you really need is a tent that fits in the frunk

 

[Bob Denman]

I'm done with laying on the ground; until I'm ready to start pushing up daisies... :shocked:

 

[easysuper]

I'm with you Bob , with knee replacements I can get down on the ground it's getting back up that's the problem , we still like to go where there are no hotels so we went this route.

 

[Bob Denman]

:thumbup: Is that an Aspen Sentry??